Can you argue against completely to"To an extent" question?

[vincentso69]

There was a question that was
"To what extent do the texts you have studied in this elective support this view? In your response, refer to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing."

Can i argue completely against the question?
or do i have to agree a bit then argue against?

[studybuddy7777]

There was a question that was
"To what extent do the texts you have studied in this elective support this view? In your response, refer to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing."

Can i argue completely against the question?
or do i have to agree a bit then argue against?

Hey vincent,
You must agree to some extent. This is the only question in which you have to partly agree to.

Say the statement was "Not all discoveries are good, but they are all intensely meaningful".

You could argue that all discoveries are good as well as intensely meaningful. Or you could argue that not all discoveries are good nor intensely meaningful. Or you could argue halfway — not alll discoveries are good, but some of them are intensely meaningful.

You cannot simply disagree with the question in a "to what extent" though. However, you can agree or disagree strongly. Just not completely.

[jakesilove]

There was a question that was
"To what extent do the texts you have studied in this elective support this view? In your response, refer to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing."

Can i argue completely against the question?
or do i have to agree a bit then argue against?

In principle, you CAN argue completely one way. I have to suggest not doing that though; a thesis is more nuanced if you discuss both sides of the argument!

[vincentso69]

Hey vincent,
You must agree to some extent. This is the only question in which you have to partly agree to.

Say the statement was "Not all discoveries are good, but they are all intensely meaningful".

You could argue that all discoveries are good as well as intensely meaningful. Or you could argue that not all discoveries are good nor intensely meaningful. Or you could argue halfway — not alll discoveries are good, but some of them are intensely meaningful.

You cannot simply disagree with the question in a "to what extent" though. However, you can agree or disagree strongly. Just not completely.

i see, thanks guys. makes more sense now

[vyca]

I guess uou can play against it by saying like to a "partial, limited, small, lesser marginal etc." extent